Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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MOULD FOR MANUFACTURING BOOTS FOR
THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL.
The invention relates to a mould for
manufacturing boots of thermoplastic material, the boot
upper having a different colour from the rim of the
upper and the walking sole, which have the same colour.
When manu~acturing two-tone boots of
thermoplastic matexial, moulds de~ignated as injection
moulds are used which have t~o base dies, a last and
two lateral mould parts. In their closed position, the
lateral mould parts together with the last which lies
between them and is centered with respect to them
define the cavity for forming the boot upper. The base
die for moulding the base of the upper defines, in its
closed position~ the cavity for moulding the boot upper
to the later walking sole.
After a textile sock (lining of woven material)
has been attached, the last is encompassed with an
accurate fit by the lateral mould parts and the base
die for moulding the base of the upper is pivoted with
accurate fit against the two lateral mould parts. The
material is injected through a casting channel in the
base die into a cavity for moulding the upper.
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After the upper material has hardened, the base
die for moulding the base of the upper is pivoted away
from the lateral mould parts and the base die for
moulding the walking sole is pivoted against the two
lateral mould parts. The material for forming the
walking 901e iS injected via a casting channel through
the base die into the space defined by the lateral
mould parts in the closed position, the base die for
moulding the walking sole and the previou~ly injected
base of the upper on the last.
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In general~ it is possible to proceed in this
manner when manufacturing boots of thermoplastic
material, even when the walking sole consists of a
material of a different colour from the upper.
Difficulties occur when the upper rim of the
upper is to consist of a material of a different colour
from the upper. In principle, it would be possible to
proceed in the following manner: after the injection of
the upper and the injection-moulding of the sole, the
upper on the last together with the moulded sole is
moved into a different work station in which, with
appropriate mould parts, the upper rim of the upper is
injected from the material of the appropriate colour.
It has been shown that it is generally not possible to
manufacture a clean separating line between the upper
and the different-coloured rim of the upper. Apart
from this, the production process is very
time-consuming.
~ The invention proceeds from the consideration
:~ 20 that, if the upper rim of the upper and the walking
:~ sole have the same colour, a considerable saving in
time is achieved with regard to production engineering
if both the upper rim of the upper and the walking sole
: are injection-moulded onto the upper in one injection
stage~
: The object of this invention is to provide a
mould for manufacturing boots of thermoplastic
material~ in each boot the boot upper having a
different colour from the rim of the upper and the
walking sole, which have the same colour, in which sole
and the upper rim of ~he upper are injection-moulded
onto the upper in one injection stag~.
According to this invention there is provided an
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injection-mould for manu~acturing boots of thermo-
plastic material, in each boot the boot upper having a
different colour from the rim of the upper and the
walking sole, which have the same colour, the mould
being arranged for injection-molding of the upper of a
boot and the subsequent simultaneous injection-moulding
of the upper rim of the upper and the walking sole to
the injected upper, the mould comprising a last for
receiving a textile sock, a base die having a casting
bore for injection-moulding of the walking sole, a base
die having a casting bore for injection-moulding of the
upper, two lateral parts mounted for pivotal movement
relative to the last, a cavity for the upper rim of the
upper, and a set of sliding elements, in their closed
position the lateral parts accommodating at least one
casting bore which is connected to the casting bore of
the base die for the walking sole, and the set of
sliding elements being arranged to cover the cavity for
~: the upper rim of the upper during injection-moulding of
the upper and to open said cavity for injection
-moulding of the upper rim oE the upper.
With the mould of this invention, in boots that
have the upper rim of the upper and the walking sole of
~ the same material, the same colour or the same shade,
: 25 ~he injection-moulding of the upper rim of the upper
and the walking sole takes place in one injection
stage. Since, after the injection-molding of the
upper, the mould is not opened, an exactly
pr~determined separating line between the upper rim of
. 30 the upper and the boot upper is achieved when injection-
moulding the upper rim of the upper and the walking
sole, During the first injection stage, that is to say
during the injection-moulding of the upper, the cavity
for injection-moulding the upper rim of the upper is
covered by the sliding elements, and the last and the
lateral parts cooperate with the base die for injection-
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moulding the base of the upper in such a manner that
the upper and the base of the upper are injection-
moulded. Subsequently~ in a second injection stage,
the lateral mould parts cooperate with the base die for
injection-moulding the walking sole and simultaneously
the walking sole and the upper rim of the upper are
injection-moulded, the sliding elements moving so as to
open the cavity for injection-moulding the upper rim of
the upper and the casting bore of the base die for
injection-moulding the walking sole being in
communicating connection with the casting bore of the
lateral parts.
Preferably, the set of sliding elements
comprises two cover elements for the cavity of the rim
of the upper~ a control rod connected to the cover
elements for displacing the cover elements, two wedge
elements guided in the lateral parts and controlled by
the base dies, and two mould elements for the rim of
the upper which are guided in the lateral parts and
cooperate with the wedge elements and the cover
elements.
When injection-moulding the upper and the base
of the upper, the cavity for injection-moulding the rim
of the upper is covered by bringing the cover elements
into their corresponding position, and after the base
die for injection-moulding the base of the upper has
been exchanged for the base die for injection-moulding
the walking sole and after the cavity for injection-
moulding the upper rim of the upper has been opened,
the upper rim of the upper and the walking sole are
injection-moulded simultaneously in a single process
step.
Conveniently, to move the sliding elements into
their apprapriate positions, each lateral part is
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provided with a control pin having a biasing spring,
the control pins being connected to the wedge elements
and controlled bythe base dies. These control pins
cooperate with the base die for the walking sole and
the base die for the base of the upper in such a manner
that the sliding elements cover the cavity for the
upper rim of the upper during the first injection stage
and open it during the second injection stage.
Conveniently, the control rod for the cover
elements is guided in the last. The control rod may be
controlled in dependence on the position of the sliding
elements or may be controlled together with them.
Conveniently, the wedge faces of the wedge
elements are of stepped configuration for forming a
rest position for the mould elements during the
injection-moulding of the upper and a working position
for the mould elements for injection-moulding the rim
of the upper.
Conveniently, biasing springs are arranged
between the wedge elements and the sides of the mould
elements facing towards the wedge elements, said sides
having wedge-shaped faces. Thus, in the appropriate
position of the wedge elements, the mould elements are
~ brought into the rest po~ition by the springs.
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Each of the cover elements may have a bezel for
forming an overlap zone in the region of the rim of the
upper and the edge of the upper of the injection-moulded
; bootO
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The invention will now be described in more
detail, by way of example, wit~ reference to the
drawings in which:
Figure la is an overall view of an apparatus
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having working stations and lnjection-moulding devices,
for manufacturing boots, the rim and walking sole of
which have the same colour;
Figure lb is a plan view of a working station of
the apparatus of Figure la showing the mould parts;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a last and
associated cover elements;
Figure 3a is a longitudinal section through
lateral parts and two base dies, the cross-section
being at right~angles to a line connecting the heel of
a boat to its toe;
Figure 3b is a cross-~ection on the line marked
in Figure 3a and which shows a mould element and a
wedge element located in a late~al part;
Figure 4 is a longitudinal section corresponding
to Figure 3a with the mould being in the working
position for the first injection stage;
Figure 5 is a longitudinal section with the
plane of the section being at right-angles to the plane
of Figure 4, the plane of the section being in the
plane of contact of the lateral parts;
Figure 6 is a longitudinal section corresponding
to Figure 3a, the mould being in the working position
for the second injection stage; and
Figure 7 is a longitudinal section with the
plane of the section being at right-angles to the place
of Figure 6, the plane of the section being in the
~ ~ plane of contact of the two lateral parts.
: Figure la shows a side view of an apparatus 8
for manufacturing two-tone boots which is designed
according to the principle of a turntable unit. The
turntable has working stations 9 mounted thereon of
which only two are shown and which cooperate with the
injection-moulding devices 10 and 11 for the different
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Figure lb shows a plan view of a working station
9 in the open position, so that the mould parts of the
injection mould, namely a last 13 (Figure 2), two
lateral parts 24, 25 (Figure 3a and base die~ 26, 27
lFigure 3a can be seen.
Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the last 13
together with cover elements 19, 20. The last 13 is
coupled via a coupling (not shown) to a last seat 14.
The last seat 14 guides an axially displaceable control
rod 15 which, at its end nearest the last 13, carries
two rounded profile sections 17 and 18 mounted in
aperture 16. Two cover elements 19 and 20 are hinyed
to sections 17, 18. In their closed position, they
cover the zone of the last 13 for the upper which is
shown diagrammatically and designated by reference
numeral 21. The control rod 15, sections 17, 18 and
cover elements 19, 20 form part of a set of sliding
element, this part of the set being indicated by
: reference numerals 58, 59. The last seat 14 has
additionally a prismatic member 22 aligned with its
axis which serves to centre the lateral parts (not
shown). For the manufacture of a boot, f irstly a
: lining, which consists of woven material and is
designed in the shape of a sock and which i~ not shown
for the sake of clarity, is attached to the last 13.
Figure 3a shows a longitudinal section through
the lateral parts 24, 25 and the two base dies 26, 27,
the section being through the plane marked EO in Figure
; 2. The base die 26 is for moulding the base of the
~ 30 upper~ and the base die 27 is for moulding the walking
: sole. The two la~eral parts 24, 25 guide, as further
members of the set of sliding elements, wedge elements
49, 50 and mould element~ 28, 29, each of which has, on
its side facing the upper (not shown), a complementary
configuration to the rim of the upper to be
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injection-moulded to the boot upper. The two wedge
elements 49, 50 are connected to respective control
pins 30, 31, each of which is guided in the associated
lateral part 24, 25, rests against a bias spring
32, 33, and projects beyond the end faces 34 or 35 of
the lateral parts 24, 25. Each of ths wedge elements
49, 50~ has two wedge faces 36 or 37 and 38 or 39 which
are stepped with respect to each other~ The two wedge
faces are stepped with respect to each other by the
shoulder 40 or 41. The wedge elements 49, 50 are
displaceable in the direction of their associated
: control pins 30, 31 in the longitudinal direction of
the lateral parts 49, 50. The base die 45 for
injection-moulding the base o the upper has a casting
1~ bore 45 andl additionally, recesses 46 and 47. The
recesses 46, 47 accommodate, during the first injection
stage, the control pins 30, 31 and rest against their
end faces~
Figure 3b shows a cross-section at right-angles
to the plane of projection of Figure 3a which runs
through the mould element 28 to the lateral part 24 and
through the wedge element 49. Xn the lateral part 25
the same structure is arranged as a mirror-image The
mould elements 28, 29 are displaceable at right-angles
to the direction of movement of the wedge elements 49,
50 and are arranged so that they are forcibly guided in
the lateral parts 24, 25 and are urged by bias springs
42, 43 into their working position.
Figure 4 shows, in a representation
corresponding to Figure 3, a lonyitudinal section
through the mould during the injection-moulding of the
boot upperO
~:~ After the lining in the shape of a sock has been
attached to the last 13 (Figure 2), the lateral parts
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24, 25, shown in their open position in Figure 3, are
pivoted against the last 13 and at the same time the
cover elements 19 and 20 come to rest on the last 13 in
the zone 21 for the upper. Simultaneously, the mould
elements 28 and 29 are pressed against the wedge faces
38 and 39~ respectively, under the resilient force of
the spring 42 and 43r and at the same time rest against
the cover elements 19, 20. After the lateral parts 24,
25 have been pivoted against the last 13, the base die
26 is pivoted against the end faces 34 and 35 of the
lateral parts 24, 25 and locked to them (not shown3.
During this pivoting, the control pins 3~, 33 together
with the wedge elements 49, 50 are displaced by the
base die 26 in ~he direction of the control rod 15 or
the last seat 14 so that, as a result of the
complementary wedge-shaped design of wedge faces 38, 39
with the associated bearing face of the mould elements
28, 29 the cover elements 19, 20 are locked to the last
13. The slight displacement of the wedge elements 49,
50 is indicated diagrammatically by the gap b.
According to Figure 4, each of the cover elements 19,
20 has, on its side facing the upper in the region of
its edget a bezel 51, 52. Consequently, the cavity for
injection-moulding the material for the upper and the
base of the upper and which i~ formed by the last 13,
the lateral parts 24, 25, the base die 26 and the cover
elements 19, 20 runs conically in the direction of the
last seat 14. The material for the upper and the base
of the upper is injected via the casting channel 45.
: 30 Fi~ure 5 shows a longitudinal section at ri~ht
angles to the plane of projec~ion of Figure 4. It is
clear from Figure 5 that, in a manner known ~ se, the
lateral parts 24, 25 define in their closed position
casting channels 55 and 56. During the first injection
stage, channels 55, 56 are closed on the one hand by
the base die 26 and on the other hand by the cover
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elements 19, 20. It can also be seen that the material
for the upper and the base of the upper is injected via
the casting bore 45.
After the upper and the base of the upper have
hardened, the base die 26 is pivoted so that it comes
away from the lateral parts 24, 25. As a consequence,
the control pins 30 and 31 adopt the positions shown in
Figure 3 and release the locking of the mould elements
28 and 29. As a result, the cover elements 19 and 20
can be displaced by the control rod 15 into their
position shown in Figure 6. The base die 27 for
moulding the walking sole is then pivoted agains the
end faces 34 and 35 of the lateral parts 24, 25. As a
consequencer the control pins 30, 31 are acted upon and
the wedge elements 49, 50 are displaced into the
position shown in Figure 6. The mould elements 28 and
29 come into contact with the wedge faces 36 and 37 and
are pressed ont the last 13 to form the cavity 53 for
manufacturing the rim of the upper. After the base die
27 has been pivoted against the lateral parts 24, 25
simultaneously the cavity 54 for moulding the walking
sole onto the base of the upper is formed. Figure 6
shows thatl owing to the bezelled edge of the cover
elements 19, 20, the upper tapers out in the region of
thè upper edge and overlaps the zone of ~he last 13 for
the upper.
Figure 7 shows a longitudinal section ak
right-angles to the plane of projection of Figure 6.
It is clear therefrom that, in this position o the
mould parts during the second injection stage, the
-~ casting channels 55 and 56 defined by the lateral parts
; 24, 25 in their closed position are in communication
: with both the cavity 53 and the cavity 54. The
material for moulding the walking sole and the rim of
3S the upper is injected via the casting bore 57 of the
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base die 27. ~5 can be seen clearly from Figure 7, as
a result an overlap region is formed between the upper
rim of the upper and the tapering edge of the upper.
After the material for the rim of the upper and the
walking sole has hardened7 the base die 27 is so
pivoted that it comes free from the lateral parts 24,
25 and the lateral parts 24, 25 are pivoted into their
position shown in Figure 3 (open position) The
finished boot is then removed from the last 13 and a
linin~ is attached for the next injection stage (lst
injection stage).
As a result of the measures according to the
invention, the manufacturing time for a boot, the rim
and walking sole of which consist of a material of the
lS same composition and colour, which is different from
the material of the upper, can be considerably
reduced. Furthermore, the transisition regions between
the zones of different colour are exactly delimited,
that is to say there is a clean colour-separation line.
